Nursery Processes
QBPOS New Inventory Item Creation
9 min
open your item list, and then click add from the window toolbar a new item form is opened determine if the item is a production plant (pp), bought in (bi), herb & vegetable (xx) or a regular inventory item for example bi acer freemanii enter the item type (i e , bi, pp, xx) at the beginning of the item name, then enter the full botanical name for example bi acer freemanii if applicable, enter the cultivar of the item for example bi acer freemanii 'autumn fantasy' navigate through the sections and fields of the item form, entering information as appropriate following are descriptions of the most commonly used fields in each section more detailed explanation are located in the item fields topic item type leave set to inventory if you wish to add a different item type, click a link for specific instructions non inventory, assembly, group, style or service items department select the department to which the item belongs from the drop down list enter item/description this is a long description field used for the common name this field label can be customized to meet your needs size enter the container size for the item (i e , 5g, liner, 36") attribute use to describe an item form characteristic, such as the multi trunk, standard trunk, staked, etc reg price enter your regular sale price or leave blank and let point of sale use a department pricing formula to calculate it for you if you are uncertain as to the price, please ask the nursery sales manager first on hand qty enter a value if this is an existing inventory item in your store on program startup if you are defining a new item that you will be ordering, leave this field blank for now and point of sale will auto fill it when you receive the item on a receiving voucher tax review the tax field and select a tax code if necessary if you defined a default tax code in the associated department record it will be suggested for the item vendor if known, enter the vendor from the drop down arrow or enter a new vendor order cost enter the cost we paid to purchase the item if known if not, ask the nursery buyer and/or sales manager under 'misc and shipping', check 'print tags', 'earn commission', and 'earn rewards' once all items are completed, click 'save'